Key-hook.



throughout the enti fitter-ini A. Burners, citizens o; the TT L'- 1 f "11` Linnen metes. teeming et P Jtshurgh, in

.7 l toe county oi hegheny and. @tete oit iennt new non use...LA whichthe Voi .ving is spechieotion.

This invention reietes to improvements in key hooks7 anni has referencemore perticuieriy to hooks adapted to he seeiineti to e -aannent.

'he prim-ery object of this inventief` is t provide e hey hook on whicho suitahie hey ring muy be support/eci end whereby the eccidenteidispiecement et.I seiri ring from th hook'is prevented, es Weii es theaccident rspiecenient of the hook from the garment. ,Another object ofthis invention is to provide a device 'for the purpose set forth, tronivwhich the Weerer may reeiijv inici conveniently remove the key ring whendesii-ing to use the keys attached thereto.

A further object of this invention is to provide en erticieo'thecharacter set forth,

n being secured in which shell he capable ot piece Without theemployment of any eX- treneous means. Further objects of the inventionare to provide o. device for the purpose set forth, which is simple inits construction and arrangement easy to piece in position, convenientand etti lent in its use, and inexpensive to manufacture. In thedrawing, forming e part of this specification and wherein iike referencecharacters denote corresponding parts several views, Figure l is eperspectivevienr of e device iu'eccordence 'with this invention. Fig. 2is e iongituciinei section therethrough. 3 is e. roer elevation. Fig. eis o. front eievetion. 5 is e; perspective vieiv or" e. inociii'iedrerin in accordance with this invention.

The erticie, in the preferred form, is mede from e strip oi sheetnietei, preterahiy one that is resii-ieut, and is by appropriatemachinery to the proper form, and comprises' en eiongeted member l,provideffi with oent over engi portiers 2 enti 3, bent over on the.

'The portion adjacent provided with e. 'tongue le. ivh eh hy stompingout e length o the purpose, and projects inwardly Werd so that seidtongue i cornes with the eionfgeteri member i et o.

fin positionine` the hey hooi: i of the garment to which the device isto be secured. is inserted between the enti portion the elongated memberi; this prooeciure being eiiecteoi by fexing t 1e en )ortion eivny tronithe eiongetei1 1` i i niemeer i,

. the evice is pushed town over seid geo nient eiigagiged7 therebyconipieting ett-:ichnient oi: the device.

As soon es the device is positioned on the gonne/nt 'the end portion 3springs inv/ard and forces the tongue the garment, when the'key hookstend to siide upwardy on the garment.

To ciisengege the device from the gierinent, the enti portion 53 isforced :troni the elongated member l, so that there is enough clearancebetween the tongue the eiongeted member l to permit the gernient to pesetherebetween.

The end portion 2., adjacent its emi is bent inwardly and downward,forming; e hook shaped portion gagement of the ring 8. indicated indotted Iines in l. rthe hook shaped portion i', being in cont-ect withelongated member 1, es shovvn et 9, the ziccidentei' dispiacernentot-thering 8is prevented.

As en exemple of its use. the device een 1oe piaceri upon thetrousers'hnn. end remein there untii the seme are changed hy theWee-rer. With the cie-vice inounteci upon the trousers henri, it is unexceedingiy oper ion to (iisenggun'e the ring 3, when it is tiesired touse the keys; th' ring is simply brough to the position over the hookshaped portion i', es indicated in dottefi lines Fie'. l, pushedcioivnwerdiy, between hook shaped portion 7 end the elongated member l,thereby becoming; diseng'n fieri shown into the tebric ot Wviil bethoroughly eifeotive for lie purpose hooi; onned from a Strip of Sheetmetal Y and beni; to provide an elongated intermediate portion and afront and rear portiony said front portion arranged forward of theforward face of the intermediate portion a nd. oonneeted by curved benawith the-lower erniinus of Said intermediate portion` Said front portionineiuling a curved part abuting against the forward face of theintermediate portion, said rear portion depending Afrom the upperterminus oi said intermediate porion and oonnecwl tlierewiili by acurved bend, and said ,rear portion having a curved part abuzting again@die roar race of le intermediate porion, said. from; and rear portionsof less lengli than the length or' the intermedia'-e portion.

As ay new article of manufacture ay hook formed from a strip ofsheetmetal and bent to provide an elongated intermediate portion and afront and rear porion, said front portion arranged forward of theforward. face of the intermediate Qortion and Connected by curved bendwith :he lower terminus of Said. intermediate portion, Said frontportion including a curved part abril;- ing against the forward faceof.; ille intermediate portion, said rear portion depending from theupper terminus of said intermediateportion and conneeted therewith by aCurved. bend, and Said rear portion having' a curved nari; abuttingagainst the r ar face of the intermedia@ portion, said from; and` rearport-ions of less length than the length of the intermediate portion,said curved part of said rear portion poeitioned above the lowerterminus of Said rear portion.

In testin'iony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twoy'itnessea LOIS ZWENER. -LLAM A. BRYNER. f'ibnesses t 'JENME Jonas, W.M. Woon.

